I am a mom on a mission to educate myself, other adults, and children about the United States of America, its Founding, and its Founding Documents.

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I hold a Ph.D in Sociology (and three other degrees) from USC. Fight on! I have been a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist since 1990, and worked for many years as a child mediator and evaluator. I established by my website, www.UnCommonCourtesy.com, in 1996 and wrote a bevy of motivational articles. In 2003, I began creating bingo games at the suggestion of my son's first grade teacher. UnCommonCourtesy.com soon became filled with a multitude of holiday, educational, party, patriotic, and religious bingo games that I have developed primarily by request.

In 2011 I began a new mission. I learned how little our children are taught about the founding of our great nation in the public schools. The Founders have been vilified, the Founding Documents are seldom read in detail, and traditions such as Thanksgiving are ignored. When in the world, I wondered, had it become controversial to teach children to be patriotic citizens? I began to use one of my existing websites, BingoforPatriots.com, to teach both adults and children about the Founding, the Founding Documents, and the treasures and traditions which are part of the United States of America. I have become a mom on a mission. It has become my passion to highlight "What IS Right with America" which is the name of my blog. You can subscribe to it on BingoforPatriots.com or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/bingoforpatriots). I hope to inspire patriotism in readers young and old. I also strive to educate others, from elementary school age students to adults, about people, documents, issues, events, and traditions associated with the United States which are now seldom found or often ignored int he curriculum of most schools.

I hope that you will join me on my mission and learn more about the history of our amazing country!

In The Bill of Rights, The Framers Gave to Me by Susan C RempelIn The Bill of Rights, The Framers Gave to Me...A Pictorial Journey Through The Bill of Rights. More than 70 images that will be interesting for adults and educational for students!...

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